As this page is developed, you will find web sites, lessons, interactive activities, and more for you to use with your curriculum. Remember, the idea with using technology in the classroom is not to reinvent the wheel but to supplement to things you already do!
Websites
Thinkfinity Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs.
All of Thinkfinity.org's 55,000 standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and reference materials are reviewed by the nation's leading education organizations to ensure that content is accurate, up-to-date, unbiased and appropriate for students.
Europeana
A place for inspiration and ideas. Search through the cultural collections of Europe, connect to other user pathways and share your discoveries.
Map of europe 1914.ppt
Interactive Map of Europe 1914 for use with PowerPoint courtesy CFF coach Jason Heiser.
Globalis Globalis is an interactive world atlas where you decide what is to be displayed on the map. Globalis aims to create an understanding for similarities and differences in human societies, as well as how we influence life on the planet. This is primarily done using visual means.
Whitehouse Website
The new Whitehouse Website. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Maps of War
Visual history of war, religion, and government.
25 Inaugural Addresses
On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Help your students understand the historical significance of this time in history through a study of inaugural addresses dating back to our first president. Following are 25 top-quality video clips HotChalk is providing free of charge for integration into your lessons throughout the month of January.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The Museum has many resources for teachers striving to help students learn the history of the Holocaust and reflect upon the moral and ethical questions raised by that history.
PBS: Islam - Empire of Faith
The resources offered here are designed to help you use the PBS Islam: Empire of Faith video series and companion Web site in secondary social studies, civics, religion, and language arts classes. Islam: Empire of Faith may be taped off-air and used for up to a year following broadcast, or you may choose to purchase it through Shop PBS for Teachers. The lesson plans may also be adapted for use as stand-alone resources.
History Tours Using Google Earth History Tours is a collaborative website that gives teachers access to pre-made Google Earth tours on various topics in American and World history. These tours provide an excellent backdrop for visual learning. They allow students to view people and places of historical importance while the teacher presents essential background knowledge.
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
Full text, audio,and video database of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century, according to 137 leading scholars of American public address, as compiled by Stephen E. Lucas (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Martin J. Medhurst(Baylor University). Find out who made the cut and experience the power of rhetorical eloquence in this provocative list of "who's who" in American public address.
World War I: Trenches on the Web The trenches are set up in such a way as to allow you to explore the "The Great War" at your own pace and in your own manner. If you don't know where to start then the Reference Library is a good bet. It is a complete catalog of everything out here. Then again, if you know what you are looking for, you can go right to the 1914-1918 Super Search Facility (although I'd hate to think you're in a hurry to get out of here).
History on the NetOffers a wide variety of resources for both students and teachers including worksheets, reference sections, timelines, and much more.
Rome Reborn 1.0
Created by the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia. They made a digital model of ancient Rome as it appeared in late antiquity. The notional date of the model is June 21, 320 AD.
Mr. Nussbaum.com - Interactive United States History
MrNussbaum.com was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and fact sets taught in the classroom can be enhanced over the internet through interactivity. Furthermore, for teachers to have a reliable k -8 internet site to use in the computer lab or in the classroom, that likely covers one or many themes currently being taught. MrNussbaum.com offers dozens of interactive games specifically designed to pinpoint one or several essential concepts taught in elementary years, and dozens of research themes designed to make the process of gathering information interactive and enjoyable. MrNussbaum.com, however, does not just present information, but in addition, provides numerous interactive activities to complement the presentation of interactive information.
teachthecivilwar.com - Using Technology to Teach the Civil War
Welcome to the Teaching the Civil War with Technology website. Here you will find curriculum integration strategies and ideas for incorporating technology into the teaching of the American Civil War. Click on one of the images below to view our blog or wiki.
Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails
The Civil War was the first "modern war." Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided nation during a period of both technological and social revolution. Among the many modern marvels was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time. No leader in history had ever possessed such a powerful tool. As a result Lincoln had to learn for himself how to use the power of electronic messages. Without precedent to guide him, Lincoln developed his own model of electronic communications -- an approach that echoes today in our use of email.
The Life of Henry Ford
Probably the best resource on the web for information on the life of Henry Ford.
Voices of the Holocaust
Voices of the Holocaust consists of oral history testimonies gathered from Jewish men and women who came to live in Britain during or after WWII. These testimonies are personal, individual, true stories, that describe the hardships of life during Hitler's reign.
A teachers guide to the Holocaust
An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust
through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature
Legacy: Spain & the United States in the Age of Independence
“Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence, 1763–1848,” highlights the relationship between Spain and the United States over an eighty-five¬-year period that was marked by transformative events in the Americas and Europe. The 1763 Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War in America, dramatically changed the political landscape in this country.
Navajo Code Talkers The Navajo code talkers
--- Despite their ill fate during the colonization of Native America by the ever-expanding United States in the 19th century, the Navajo took active part both in World War I and World War II. They volunteered for service and fought in overseas battles, while the women worked for the Red Cross on the Navajo Reservation.
In World War II, the 3,600 Navajo who fought for their country represented the highest proportion of any ethnicity in the US military. Although the majority of them fought on the battlefields as ordinary servicemen, a small group was selected to be used in military communications with the aim of transmitting messages in a form that was not decipherable for the Japanese decoders.
Make Your Coat of Arms Make Your Coat of Arms allows you to easily create your own family coat of arms or family crest based on your family ancestry or on the values that are important to you and your family today.
A coat of arms or family crest has long been a symbol of a family’s values. Originally used to identify warriors dressed in armor, each knight chose symbols and colors to distinguish himself. These coats of arms have been passed down throughout generations.
World Life Expectancy
World Life Expectancy is the latest in a series of Educational Experiences developed by LeDuc Media, serving the business community and individual Entrepreneurs for over 30 years. It offers not only useful cutting edge information gathered from every corner of the Globe, but a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations to “Give Back” to their fellow man and thus hopefully make the world a better place. It’s theme of “Living Longer Thru Living Better,” is intended to be a shared experience.
Map Machine by National Geographic
Use our dynamic atlas to locate nearly any place on Earth, then search for and print historical, weather, population, and other maps of the spot.
Voice of Civil Rights
AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress have teamed up to collect and preserve personal accounts of America's struggle to fulfill the promise of equality for all. We invite you to explore this site, a tribute to those who were a part of the civil rights experience and to the continuing quest for equality. Begin by learning about the power of a story.
Prints & Photographs Reading Room - Library of Congress
The Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) provides access through group or item records to more than 50% of the Division's holdings, as well as to some images found in other units of the Library of Congress. Many of the catalog records are accompanied by digital images--about one million digital images in all.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Press releases, selected documents, photographs, audio clips and other material from the historic conference in Havana.
NOVA Online: Mysteries of the Nile
Explore the Pyramids, temples, and other monumental architecture of ancient Egypt through riveting 360° photos shot during this NOVA/PBS Online Adventure. With real-time dispatches and digital photos filed from the Nile in March 1999 and from a quarry in Massachusetts in August and September 1999 during the filming of the NOVA program "Pharaoh's Obelisk," the adventure chronicles both NOVA's search for archaic clues to obelisk-raising, and its attempt to erect one of these pillars of stone itself. Learn what happened, meet the team, and try to lever your own obelisk.
Experiencing War: Hispanics in Service Whatever their individual backgrounds before they came to serve their country, the Hispanics in these collections all found opportunities without impediments by donning the uniforms of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Some, like Joseph Medina, came from a family with a rich military background; others, like Eva Jacques or Raymond Ayon, were students enticed with the notion that their country needed them. None expressed that even a hint of prejudice marked their experiences, a remarkable testimony to the democratic ideal of military service.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Conceived in 1993, and online since 1998, Discovering Lewis & Clark® is a hyperhistory in progress. It is enhanced by an average of at least one new interpretive episode each month, employing a variety of multmedia techniques. The site focuses on issues, values, discoveries and events relating to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, its preludes, and its aftermath up to the present time. Click here to view a synopsis of the expedition's story.
Born in Slavery: Slaves Narratives Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seventeen-volume Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. This online collection is a joint presentation of the Manuscript and Prints and Photographs Divisions of the Library of Congress and includes more than 200 photographs from the Prints and Photographs Division that are now made available to the public for the first time. Born in Slavery was made possible by a major gift from the Citigroup Foundation.
Virtual New York City Tour
Like never before, navigate the streets of New York City while viewing thousands of pictures, visiting hundreds of stores and reading the city's famous history.
The Massachusetts Historical Society: The Adams Family The Adams Family Papers manuscript collection comprises over a quarter million documents, including letters and diaries, of several generations of Adamses, (to learn more about the collection, please visit the Library section of this site). Due to the incredible volume of manuscripts, only a selection of the Adams Family Papers are available online. The MHS has also developed several online exhibitions and other resources based on these collections. For information about the documentary edition featuring published selections from the manuscript collection, please visit The Adams Papers editorial project website.
US History Topics Teaching and Learning Resources
FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.
World Social Studies Teaching and Learning Resources
FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.
US States Capitals Quiz
Test your students ability to match the capital with their correct state.
American Experience: The Crash of 1929 The Crash of 1929 offers insights into topics in American history including market mechanics, the history of Wall Street, economic forecasting, the zeitgeist of the 1920s, morality and the market, the effect of economic cycles on political trends, the lifestyles of the American elite, and more. Use the film or this Web site to learn more, either in a classroom or on your own.
This Day in History
Provided by the History Channel, this site features important events that happened this day in history.
Public Agenda: Helping Americans Explore Today's Issues
The New Publicagenda.org is set up to provide both citizens and leaders with the tools they need to tackle tough problems. You'll be able to get documented facts, consider the choices and current public opinion, and learn about new ways of working together on fundamental problems facing the country.
BalancedPolitics.org
...a website dedicated to balanced, non-partisan discussion of important societal issues.
Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues ProCon.orgis a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is "Promoting education, critical thinking, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format."
As this page is developed, you will find web sites, lessons, interactive activities, and more for you to use with your curriculum. Remember, the idea with using technology in the classroom is not to reinvent the wheel but to supplement to things you already do!
Websites
Thinkfinity
Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students, parents and after-school programs.
All of Thinkfinity.org's 55,000 standards-based K-12 lesson plans, student materials, interactive tools and reference materials are reviewed by the nation's leading education organizations to ensure that content is accurate, up-to-date, unbiased and appropriate for students.
Europeana
A place for inspiration and ideas. Search through the cultural collections of Europe, connect to other user pathways and share your discoveries.
Map of europe 1914.ppt
Interactive Map of Europe 1914 for use with PowerPoint courtesy CFF coach Jason Heiser.
Globalis
Globalis is an interactive world atlas where you decide what is to be displayed on the map. Globalis aims to create an understanding for similarities and differences in human societies, as well as how we influence life on the planet. This is primarily done using visual means.
National Geographic: Maps Made for Printing & Copying
Whitehouse Website
The new Whitehouse Website. The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.
Maps of War
Visual history of war, religion, and government.
25 Inaugural Addresses
On January 20th, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. Help your students understand the historical significance of this time in history through a study of inaugural addresses dating back to our first president. Following are 25 top-quality video clips HotChalk is providing free of charge for integration into your lessons throughout the month of January.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Museum has many resources for teachers striving to help students learn the history of the Holocaust and reflect upon the moral and ethical questions raised by that history.
PBS: Islam - Empire of Faith
The resources offered here are designed to help you use the PBS Islam: Empire of Faith video series and companion Web site in secondary social studies, civics, religion, and language arts classes. Islam: Empire of Faith may be taped off-air and used for up to a year following broadcast, or you may choose to purchase it through Shop PBS for Teachers. The lesson plans may also be adapted for use as stand-alone resources.
History Tours Using Google Earth
History Tours is a collaborative website that gives teachers access to pre-made Google Earth tours on various topics in American and World history. These tours provide an excellent backdrop for visual learning. They allow students to view people and places of historical importance while the teacher presents essential background knowledge.
American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
Full text, audio,and video database of the 100 most significant American political speeches of the 20th century, according to 137 leading scholars of American public address, as compiled by Stephen E. Lucas (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Martin J. Medhurst(Baylor University). Find out who made the cut and experience the power of rhetorical eloquence in this provocative list of "who's who" in American public address.
World War I: Trenches on the Web
The trenches are set up in such a way as to allow you to explore the "The Great War" at your own pace and in your own manner. If you don't know where to start then the Reference Library is a good bet. It is a complete catalog of everything out here. Then again, if you know what you are looking for, you can go right to the 1914-1918 Super Search Facility (although I'd hate to think you're in a hurry to get out of here).
History on the NetOffers a wide variety of resources for both students and teachers including worksheets, reference sections, timelines, and much more.
Rome Reborn 1.0
Created by the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia. They made a digital model of ancient Rome as it appeared in late antiquity. The notional date of the model is June 21, 320 AD.
Mr. Nussbaum.com - Interactive United States History
MrNussbaum.com was developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas, and fact sets taught in the classroom can be enhanced over the internet through interactivity. Furthermore, for teachers to have a reliable k -8 internet site to use in the computer lab or in the classroom, that likely covers one or many themes currently being taught. MrNussbaum.com offers dozens of interactive games specifically designed to pinpoint one or several essential concepts taught in elementary years, and dozens of research themes designed to make the process of gathering information interactive and enjoyable. MrNussbaum.com, however, does not just present information, but in addition, provides numerous interactive activities to complement the presentation of interactive information.
teachthecivilwar.com - Using Technology to Teach the Civil War
Welcome to the Teaching the Civil War with Technology website. Here you will find curriculum integration strategies and ideas for incorporating technology into the teaching of the American Civil War. Click on one of the images below to view our blog or wiki.
Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails
The Civil War was the first "modern war." Abraham Lincoln became president of a divided nation during a period of both technological and social revolution. Among the many modern marvels was the telegraph, which Lincoln used to stay connected to the forces in the field in almost real time. No leader in history had ever possessed such a powerful tool. As a result Lincoln had to learn for himself how to use the power of electronic messages. Without precedent to guide him, Lincoln developed his own model of electronic communications -- an approach that echoes today in our use of email.
Civil War Top 100 Sites
The name says it all!
The Life of Henry Ford
Probably the best resource on the web for information on the life of Henry Ford.
Voices of the Holocaust
Voices of the Holocaust consists of oral history testimonies gathered from Jewish men and women who came to live in Britain during or after WWII. These testimonies are personal, individual, true stories, that describe the hardships of life during Hitler's reign.
A teachers guide to the Holocaust
An overview of the people and events of the Holocaust
through photographs, documents, art, music, movies, and literature
Legacy: Spain & the United States in the Age of Independence
“Legacy: Spain and the United States in the Age of Independence, 1763–1848,” highlights the relationship between Spain and the United States over an eighty-five¬-year period that was marked by transformative events in the Americas and Europe. The 1763 Treaty of Paris, which ended the French and Indian War in America, dramatically changed the political landscape in this country.
Navajo Code Talkers
The Navajo code talkers
--- Despite their ill fate during the colonization of Native America by the ever-expanding United States in the 19th century, the Navajo took active part both in World War I and World War II. They volunteered for service and fought in overseas battles, while the women worked for the Red Cross on the Navajo Reservation.
In World War II, the 3,600 Navajo who fought for their country represented the highest proportion of any ethnicity in the US military. Although the majority of them fought on the battlefields as ordinary servicemen, a small group was selected to be used in military communications with the aim of transmitting messages in a form that was not decipherable for the Japanese decoders.
Make Your Coat of Arms
Make Your Coat of Arms allows you to easily create your own family coat of arms or family crest based on your family ancestry or on the values that are important to you and your family today.
A coat of arms or family crest has long been a symbol of a family’s values. Originally used to identify warriors dressed in armor, each knight chose symbols and colors to distinguish himself. These coats of arms have been passed down throughout generations.
World Life Expectancy
World Life Expectancy is the latest in a series of Educational Experiences developed by LeDuc Media, serving the business community and individual Entrepreneurs for over 30 years. It offers not only useful cutting edge information gathered from every corner of the Globe, but a unique opportunity for individuals and organizations to “Give Back” to their fellow man and thus hopefully make the world a better place. It’s theme of “Living Longer Thru Living Better,” is intended to be a shared experience.
Map Machine by National Geographic
Use our dynamic atlas to locate nearly any place on Earth, then search for and print historical, weather, population, and other maps of the spot.
Today's Best Political Cartoons
The name says it all!!
Voice of Civil Rights
AARP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), and the Library of Congress have teamed up to collect and preserve personal accounts of America's struggle to fulfill the promise of equality for all. We invite you to explore this site, a tribute to those who were a part of the civil rights experience and to the continuing quest for equality. Begin by learning about the power of a story.
Prints & Photographs Reading Room - Library of Congress
The Prints & Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) provides access through group or item records to more than 50% of the Division's holdings, as well as to some images found in other units of the Library of Congress. Many of the catalog records are accompanied by digital images--about one million digital images in all.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Press releases, selected documents, photographs, audio clips and other material from the historic conference in Havana.
NOVA Online: Mysteries of the Nile
Explore the Pyramids, temples, and other monumental architecture of ancient Egypt through riveting 360° photos shot during this NOVA/PBS Online Adventure. With real-time dispatches and digital photos filed from the Nile in March 1999 and from a quarry in Massachusetts in August and September 1999 during the filming of the NOVA program "Pharaoh's Obelisk," the adventure chronicles both NOVA's search for archaic clues to obelisk-raising, and its attempt to erect one of these pillars of stone itself. Learn what happened, meet the team, and try to lever your own obelisk.
Experiencing War: Hispanics in Service
Whatever their individual backgrounds before they came to serve their country, the Hispanics in these collections all found opportunities without impediments by donning the uniforms of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. Some, like Joseph Medina, came from a family with a rich military background; others, like Eva Jacques or Raymond Ayon, were students enticed with the notion that their country needed them. None expressed that even a hint of prejudice marked their experiences, a remarkable testimony to the democratic ideal of military service.
Discovering Lewis & Clark
Conceived in 1993, and online since 1998, Discovering Lewis & Clark® is a hyperhistory in progress. It is enhanced by an average of at least one new interpretive episode each month, employing a variety of multmedia techniques. The site focuses on issues, values, discoveries and events relating to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, its preludes, and its aftermath up to the present time. Click here to view a synopsis of the expedition's story.
Born in Slavery: Slaves Narratives
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 contains more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seventeen-volume Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves. This online collection is a joint presentation of the Manuscript and Prints and Photographs Divisions of the Library of Congress and includes more than 200 photographs from the Prints and Photographs Division that are now made available to the public for the first time. Born in Slavery was made possible by a major gift from the Citigroup Foundation.
Landmarks for School: Social Studies Resources
Over 100 web sites for your use!
Virtual New York City Tour
Like never before, navigate the streets of New York City while viewing thousands of pictures, visiting hundreds of stores and reading the city's famous history.
The Massachusetts Historical Society: The Adams Family
The Adams Family Papers manuscript collection comprises over a quarter million documents, including letters and diaries, of several generations of Adamses, (to learn more about the collection, please visit the Library section of this site). Due to the incredible volume of manuscripts, only a selection of the Adams Family Papers are available online. The MHS has also developed several online exhibitions and other resources based on these collections. For information about the documentary edition featuring published selections from the manuscript collection, please visit The Adams Papers editorial project website.
US History Topics Teaching and Learning Resources
FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.
World Social Studies Teaching and Learning Resources
FREE makes it easier to find teaching and learning resources from the federal government. More than 1,500 federally supported teaching and learning resources are included from dozens of federal agencies. New sites are added regularly.
US States Capitals Quiz
Test your students ability to match the capital with their correct state.
American Experience: The Crash of 1929
The Crash of 1929 offers insights into topics in American history including market mechanics, the history of Wall Street, economic forecasting, the zeitgeist of the 1920s, morality and the market, the effect of economic cycles on political trends, the lifestyles of the American elite, and more. Use the film or this Web site to learn more, either in a classroom or on your own.
This Day in History
Provided by the History Channel, this site features important events that happened this day in history.
Public Agenda: Helping Americans Explore Today's Issues
The New Publicagenda.org is set up to provide both citizens and leaders with the tools they need to tackle tough problems. You'll be able to get documented facts, consider the choices and current public opinion, and learn about new ways of working together on fundamental problems facing the country.
BalancedPolitics.org
...a website dedicated to balanced, non-partisan discussion of important societal issues.
Pros and Cons of Controversial Issues
ProCon.org is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)(3) public charity whose mission is "Promoting education, critical thinking, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan primarily pro-con format."
What are you? Democrat or Republican?
Take the test and find out which party you belong to.
Google News
Search and browse over 4500 news resources updated continuously.
200+ short